Well I upheld my title as the last of the bigtime spenders today, although I think it was all within bounds. First, to replace my old rancid bottle of Thayers Original WH Toner, I bought a fresh new bottle of Thayers Original Astringent WH. Earlier discussions in the thread say replacement witch hazel is fine. Then I noticed some standard glycerin on the next shelf so I bought that too. I have already used it on a couple patches of badly chapped and cracking skin (it seems already to be helping a lot actually). However, I also have every intention of using it to juice up some of my older and drier cakes of shave soap. Finally, I sprung for some mineral oil. Again, I will use it for other stuff around the house, but the first use I'm making of it is in cleaning and maintenance on some vintage Gillette TTOs from my hoard. I figure it's all legit but also think serious NB'17 requires full disclosure of even minor peripheral purchases.
Well I may be able to claim some sort of quasi-exception in my head from my razor purchase swap out last month, but I am officially, hanging my head in shame out, now. I just picked up a gorgeous, cased Kent BK12 from an overseas BST at a price so cheap it made a bucket list brush seem like a rainy Sunday playing on Etsy. Had to do it. So, I bid you guys best wishes as I duck out the door, a little bit sheepish, but saying, "Holy crikeys, a BK12???" Good luck...
Enjoy it. We all have our breaking point, a semogue mixed knot would have me pulling out my wallet with a quickness.
Yes I will. And you people will be lucky if I can contain myself from posting photos of my rolling around naked in its giant sleek pelted awesomeness. That thing has enough fur in it to make a coat.
For the price I just paid for this thing, I might go batty enough to post naked pics all over the place. I am like finding a ""Rod Carew rookie card inside a bubble gum pack" ON the floor IN the hall closet" happy right now.
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The "hanging my head in shame" part of your exit from NB'17 is starting to lack a teensy tiny bit of sincerity there, Jared. I think your tagline for it should probably be something like: " NB'17 - failed - YEEHAW!!! Snicker, snicker."
Too funny. But a BK 12 showing up on a BST at Chinese Knock off prices is sort of a unicorn, unobtanium, bucket list thing for me. If this wasn't a long time, well known user, I would have skipped over it as too good to be true. For you razor guys this was like tripping over a nice Toggle for $50. It prolly sounds hard to believe, but I was NOT looking for this one, but would have pushed my own mom down a flight of stairs to get it.